Glarity vs MaxAI (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 13, 2026, MaxAI grades higher than Glarity: 2.6 against 2.4 out of 4.0.
Checked Nov 12, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 · graded Nov 12, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA
Glarity grades higher on value for money. MaxAI grades higher on the free plan and platforms. They get the same grade on features and ease of use.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Glarity
Browser extension that summarizes pages and videos and translates
MaxAI
AI sidebar for Chromium browsers that chats about the page you are on
Which one is for you
Pick Glarity if
- Fits if you read a lot of long videos and articles and want a summary in the browser
- Works for people who read pages in another language and want the translation next to the original
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you want to know the free limits first, because the pricing page doesn't list them
- Watch out: the pricing page names GPT-4o, Claude 3.5 Sonnet and Gemini 1.5 Pro, so the models may be older than you expect
- Tight if you read a lot: Standard stops at 150 advanced queries a month and Pro at 600
- Watch out: accounts are for one person, and the page says shared use could get the account suspended
- Not for you if you need monthly billing, as only yearly-billed prices were shown
Pick MaxAI if
- Fits if you read and write inside Chrome or Edge all day
- Works for people who want several AI models on one plan
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you use Firefox, Safari or a phone, since no extension or app is listed for them
- Tight if you stay free, as you get 3 Pro chats a day and limited uploads
- Watch out: image generation and model choice are Pro features, and payments are final and non-refundable
- Pricey if you pay monthly, at $30 against $12 when billed yearly
How we grade them
| 2.4GPAGlarityFair | 2.6GPAMaxAIGood | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | B$7.49 a month on yearly billing, which is inside the cheaper quarter of what AI assistants charge ($9 and under). Only yearly prices are shown, and the dearer plans carry discount banners with no end date. | CPro is $12 a member a month billed yearly, which is the middle of what AI assistants charge ($12). It is shown as a limited-time saving off $30 monthly, with no end date. |
| Free plan and trial | CThe homepage calls the extension free, but the pricing page gives no free allowance and no trial, so you can't tell where the cap sits before you hit it. | BChat with the fast free models is unlimited and needs no card, but Pro chats are capped at 3 a day and file uploads are limited. No trial is listed. |
| Features | CSummaries for YouTube, pages, PDFs and search results, plus translation and a writing helper. The listing's own notes say the model list may be out of date and the plans are capped by queries. | CSidebar answers about pages, PDFs, videos and email, rewrite and translate tools, and image generation on Pro. The listing shows gaps: no mobile app, and model choice sits on paid plans. |
| Ease of use | BNo rating on record, but it's an extension you add to the browser and start using: no setup beyond picking a plan if you hit the limit. | BNo store rating on record. It is an extension you add to the browser and sign in to, with nothing else to set up. |
| Platforms and integrations | CChrome, Edge, Safari, Firefox and Opera as an extension, and nothing else. No phone app and no standalone desktop app. | BChrome and Edge extension plus a web app, working inside Gmail, Outlook, LinkedIn and YouTube. No Firefox, Safari, desktop or phone app is listed. |
| Best for | summaries of videos and web pages in the browser | an AI sidebar in Chrome or Edge |
The GPA is the average of the five grades: an A is 4 points, an F is none. The full reasons are on each tool's page: Glarity and MaxAI. How we grade
Price against what you get
Glarity starts at $7.49 a month and scores 2.3 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. MaxAI starts at $12 a month for each person and scores 2.7.
MaxAI scores higher, and starts $4.51 a month higher: the question is whether the extra is worth that to you. Of the other AI assistants on the chart, 9 score higher than Glarity for less, and 10 score higher than MaxAI for less.
Features, ease of use and platforms, averaged
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
- The best score at each price
- Has a free plan
- No free plan
Where they differ
- Glarity is open source, according to its own site.
- Glarity also covers transcription.
- MaxAI also covers citations, grammar & style and image generation.
At a glance
| Glarity | MaxAI | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free plan |
| Starts at | $7.49 per month, billed every 12 months ($89) | $12 per member / month, billed yearly ($30 billed monthly) |
| Free plan | The homepage advertises the extension as free; the pricing page does not list the free allowance. | Unlimited chat with the free AI models, 3 Pro chats per day and limited file uploads. |
| Free trial | None listed | None listed |
| Web | ||
| Browser extension | ||
| Made by | Glarity | MaxAI.me |
| Price read from | glarity.app | maxai.co |
| Checked | Nov 13, 2026 | Nov 12, 2026 |
Worth knowing
Glarity
- The pricing page names GPT-4o, Claude 3.5 Sonnet and Gemini 1.5 Pro, so its model list may not be current.
- Higher plans are shown with discounted prices and no end date; the crossed-out prices are not recorded as plan prices.
- Accounts are for individual use only, and the page says multi-user access could lead to suspension.
- Only the yearly-billed prices could be read; no monthly-billing prices were displayed.
MaxAI
- The browser extension works on Chromium-based browsers such as Chrome and Edge; the vendor lists no Firefox, Safari or mobile app.
- The free plan allows 3 Pro chats a day; image generation and the larger model choices are paid features.
- The pricing page states that all payments are final and non-refundable.
- The $12 Pro price is shown as a limited-time saving with no end date, so the regular rate may differ.
Key features
Glarity
- YouTube summaries
- Summaries in over a dozen languages, timestamped highlights, FAQs, subtitle translation and chat about a video.
- Web page and PDF summaries
- Summarize any page, article or PDF, or ask questions about it with custom prompts.
- Search summaries
- Adds an AI summary alongside Google search results.
- Side-by-side translation
- Page translation, selected-text translation and image translation.
- AI chat and writing
- A chat with several models and a writing assistant for emails and posts, such as email quick replies in Gmail.
MaxAI
- AI sidebar
- Opens beside any web page in Chrome or Edge so you can ask about the page without copying text into another tab.
- Ask about different sources
- Questions can be asked about a web page, YouTube video, PDF, email, file, image or audio, and answers carry cited sources.
- Choice of AI models
- The pricing page lists models from OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, xAI, Meta and DeepSeek, split into Fast, Smart and Think tiers. Paid plans choose among them.
- Writing and reply tools
- Rewrite, fix grammar, change tone, shorten or lengthen selected text, and draft replies inside Gmail, Outlook, LinkedIn and several social and chat sites.
- Translation
- Translate selected text, or show a page's original and translated text side by side.
- Image generation
- Create images from text with models such as GPT-Image-1, DALL-E 3 and FLUX. Listed as a Pro feature.
Plans
Glarity
Glarity Standard$7.49
per month, billed every 12 months ($89)
2,000K GPT reading tokens and 150 advanced queries a month, with Felo AI Chat features. Shown with a 25% discount; no end date is given.
Glarity Pro$12.49
per month, billed every 12 months ($149)
5,000K GPT reading tokens and 600 advanced queries a month. Shown with a 17% discount from $14.99; no end date is given.
Glarity Plus$15
per month, billed every 12 months ($179)
Unlimited reading tokens and advanced queries. Shown as a limited-time 70% off a crossed-out $49.99 with no end date.
MaxAI
Free$0
per member / month
Unlimited chat with the fast free models, 3 Pro chats per day, limited file uploads.
Pro$12
per member / month, billed yearly ($30 billed monthly)
Unlimited Pro chat, model choice, image generation, higher upload limits. Shown as a limited-time 60% saving off $30, no end date.
Ways to pay less
Glarity
No public discounts listed.
MaxAI
- Annual discount
Yearly billing at $12 instead of $30 monthly
The pricing page shows Pro at $12 per member per month billed yearly against $30 when billed monthly, marked as a limited-time 60% saving.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Glarity or MaxAI?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Glarity starts at $7.49 per month, billed every 12 months ($89), and MaxAI starts at $12 per member / month, billed yearly ($30 billed monthly). One is priced for each person and the other is not, so which costs less depends on how many of you use it.
Which has a free plan, Glarity or MaxAI?
As of Nov 13, 2026, both Glarity and MaxAI have a free plan.
Which platforms do Glarity and MaxAI run on?
As of Nov 13, 2026, only MaxAI lists a web app. Both list a browser extension. A platform missing from a listing is one its maker's pages did not mention.
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How this page was made
- The verdict at the top follows a fixed rule. When both tools are in the same category and either is in our top three for it, the verdict follows that ranking: the higher-placed tool is our pick. The top three weigh who each tool suits as well as its grades, so a pick can go against the GPA. Otherwise the page does not pick one and says which grades higher: the higher GPA first; on a tie, the one with a free plan, then the one that starts cheaper in dollars a month, counted the same way for both; if they are still level, what the choice depends on.
- The grades are our own, from each tool’s review or report card. The GPA is their average.
- Prices, plans and platforms come from each tool’s listing. The table above says where each price was read and when.
- The differences and the answers to the questions are worked out from those listings.